The Girl Who Fled the Picture - Anderson, Jane
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A girl who won't conform. A journey across 18th Century Europe. A dangerous pursuit of forbidden love. 1742, Constantinople. Fifteen-year-old Isabella dons Turkish dress to pose for her portrait. The touch of the artist's apprentice freeing her from corsets and draping her in sensuous silk unleashes a passion that changes her life forever. Fleeing to Rome to avoid an arranged marriage, Isabella rebuilds her life creating beautiful silver jewellery but love for the apprentice takes her on another journey. She arrives in Scotland just in time for the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion. In the midst of the…mehr

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A girl who won't conform. A journey across 18th Century Europe. A dangerous pursuit of forbidden love. 1742, Constantinople. Fifteen-year-old Isabella dons Turkish dress to pose for her portrait. The touch of the artist's apprentice freeing her from corsets and draping her in sensuous silk unleashes a passion that changes her life forever. Fleeing to Rome to avoid an arranged marriage, Isabella rebuilds her life creating beautiful silver jewellery but love for the apprentice takes her on another journey. She arrives in Scotland just in time for the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion. In the midst of the dangerous intrigue of Bonnie Prince Charlie's court, will the forbidden nature of her secret love see her lose everything?
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Jane Anderson is an Edinburgh based writer of historical fiction. She was born in Fife and originally studied English Literature at Edinburgh University. She spent most of her life living overseas in countries as far-flung as Vietnam, Azerbaijan and most recently, Egypt. She travelled extensively, including frequent visiting St Petersburg where she discovered Christina Robertson and decided to write about this remarkable woman. For HF authors retelling history from the point of view of women is where the fun begins.